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Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 052

by: Various

Publication date: 2017-10-07

Usage: Public Domain Mark 1.0

Topics: librivox, audiobooks, poetry, nonfiction, Japan, slave, Berlin, byron, roses, vision, autumn, typography, pulmotor, sault ste. marie

Language: English

Item Size: 966.2M

LibriVox recording of Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 052 by Various.
Read in English by LibriVox Volunteers

Seventeen short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Topics include Nature and Science--fall scenery, rose oil, large type books for low vision, the pulmotor, and the method of scientific investigation; Philosophy and Thought--Joseph Priestly, Kierkegaard, Rousseau, and A.C. Bradley on poetry; History and Travel--John Johnston founder of Sault St. Marie, eating in Berlin, and Sir John Mandeville's travels; a Japanese folk tale; a defense of Lady Bryon by Harriet Beecher Stowe, and a Virginia slave narrative by Minnie Fulkes. Preparation for a Christian Life was translated by Lee M. Hollander. (Summary by Sue Anderson)

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Addeddate: 2017-10-07 19:31:34

Call number: 12285

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External_metadata_update: 2019-03-13T06:33:16Z

Identifier: nonfiction052_1710_librivox

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Run time: 5:05:40

Year: 2017

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22.5M

01 - Books for Tired Eyes

8.6M

02 - A Chapter of Things To See This Fall

5.3M

03 - Christ and Socrates

15.6M

04 - Devil's Head and Customs of Folk in Diverse Isles from Travels of Sir John Mandeville

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05 - The Eater of Dreams

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06 - Eating in Berlin

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07 - From Rose Petals to Rose Oil

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08 - John Johnston, of Sault Ste. Marie, A Passage in Canadian History

19.0M

09 - The Method of Scientific Investigation

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10 - Mrs. Minnie Fulkes, The Slave Narratives, Virgina

46.4M

11 - Poetry for Poetry's Sake

13.1M

12 - Preparation for a Christian Life II

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13 - The Pulmotor, for Emergency Rescue

2.8M

14 - Ridicule as a Test of Faith

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15 - The True Story Of Lady Byron’s Life, Part 1

32.0M

16 - The True Story Of Lady Byron’s Life, Part 2

25.0M

17 - The True Story Of Lady Byron’s Life, Part 3

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01 - Books for Tired Eyes

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02 - A Chapter of Things To See This Fall

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03 - Christ and Socrates

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04 - Devil's Head and Customs of Folk in Diverse Isles from Travels of Sir John Mandeville

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05 - The Eater of Dreams

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06 - Eating in Berlin

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07 - From Rose Petals to Rose Oil

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08 - John Johnston, of Sault Ste. Marie, A Passage in Canadian History

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09 - The Method of Scientific Investigation

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10 - Mrs. Minnie Fulkes, The Slave Narratives, Virgina

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11 - Poetry for Poetry's Sake

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12 - Preparation for a Christian Life (excerpt)

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13 - The Pulmotor, for Emergency Rescue

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14 - Ridicule as a Test of Faith

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15 - The True Story Of Lady Byron’s Life, Part 1

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16 - The True Story Of Lady Byron’s Life, Part 2

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17 - The True Story Of Lady Byron’s Life, Part 3

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19.1M

01 - Books for Tired Eyes

6.9M

02 - A Chapter of Things To See This Fall

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03 - Christ and Socrates

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04 - Devil's Head and Customs of Folk in Diverse Isles from Travels of Sir John Mandeville

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05 - The Eater of Dreams

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06 - Eating in Berlin

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07 - From Rose Petals to Rose Oil

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08 - John Johnston, of Sault Ste. Marie, A Passage in Canadian History

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09 - The Method of Scientific Investigation

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10 - Mrs. Minnie Fulkes, The Slave Narratives, Virgina

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11 - Poetry for Poetry's Sake

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12 - Preparation for a Christian Life (excerpt)

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13 - The Pulmotor, for Emergency Rescue

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14 - Ridicule as a Test of Faith

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15 - The True Story Of Lady Byron’s Life, Part 1

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16 - The True Story Of Lady Byron’s Life, Part 2

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17 - The True Story Of Lady Byron’s Life, Part 3

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